sport.wikisort.org - AthleteRiley Henry Smith (July 14, 1911 – August 9, 1999) was an American football player, a quarterback for the Boston Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) during the mid-1930s. He played college football for the University of Alabama, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American. Drafted in the 1936 NFL Draft, he is known for being the first drafted player to play football in the NFL; Jay Berwanger, the only player drafted before him, never played due to salary disagreements. He was also the starting quarterback in the first ever postseason game in Redskins history in 1936 when they made the NFL Championship Game.
American football player and coach (1911–1999)
Not to be confused with the Canadian ice hockey player,
Reilly Smith.
American football player
Riley Smith|
Position: | Quarterback |
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Born: | (1911-07-14)July 14, 1911 Carrollton, Mississippi |
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Died: | August 9, 1999(1999-08-09) (aged 88) Mobile, Alabama |
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Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
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Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) |
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High school: | Columbus (Columbus, Mississippi) |
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College: | Alabama |
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NFL Draft: | 1936 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2 |
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- Boston/Washington Redskins (1936–1938)
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- Washington and Lee (1939–1940)
Backfield coach
- Washington and Lee (1941)
Head coach
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- NFL champion (1937)
- 2× Second-team All-Pro (1936, 1938)
- National champion (1934)
- Consensus All-American (1935)
- First-team All-SEC (1935)
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Carries: | 45 |
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Rushing yards: | 58 |
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Receptions: | 18 |
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Receiving yards: | 300 |
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Passing yards: | 290 |
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Total touchdowns: | 8
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Allegiance | United States |
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Service/branch | United States Navy |
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Years of service | 1942–1945 |
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Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
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Battles/wars | World War II |
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
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After his NFL career ended, he became a coach.[1]
Early life
Born in Carrollton, Mississippi, Smith played high school football for Greenwood High School, then moved to Columbus and played at Columbus High School.
College career
Smith attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, where he played quarterback for the Crimson Tide. He was a passer and runner, but could also block, punt, kick extra points, and boot field goals. He was part of the 1934 team that won the Rose Bowl, was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 1935, and also won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the best blocker in the Southeastern Conference.
Smith played in the East-West Shrine Game and the College All-Star Game.
Professional playing career
Smith was the second player chosen (behind Jay Berwanger) in the first-ever 1936 NFL Draft. In 1936 and 1937 he missed only three minutes in 26 Redskins games, but an injury ended his playing career early.
Coaching career and later life
After retirement as a player, Smith became an assistant coach at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where he was the backfield coach in 1939 in 1940, then succeeded Warren E. Tilson as head coach in 1941.[3] He served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant commander from 1942 to 1945 and then became a real estate developer in Mobile, Alabama.
Head coaching record
Year |
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Overall |
Conference | Standing |
Bowl/playoffs |
Washington and Lee Generals (Southern Conference) (1941) |
1941 |
Washington and Lee |
1–6–2 | 1–2–2 | 10th | |
Washington and Lee: |
1–6–2 | 1–2–2 | |
Total: | 1–6–2 | |
References
External links
Alabama Crimson Tide starting quarterbacks |
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- Walker (1892–1894)
- Burr (1895–1896)
- Tutwiler (1897)
- Johnston (1899)
- Drennen (1900–1901)
- Wyatt (1902–1903)
- Ward (1904)
- T. Smith (1905)
- Hannon (1906–1907)
- Peebles (1908–1910)
- Moody (1909–1912)
- Joplin (1912, 1914)
- Harsh (1914–1915)
- Creen (1916)
- Hagan (1913, 1917)
- Lenoir (1917)
- Sewell (1919)
- Hovater (1920)
- Bartlett (1920–1922)
- Rosenfeld (1921)
- Gillis (1923–1924)
- Hubert (1924–1925)
- Barnes (1925–1926)
- Brasfield (1927)
- McClintock (1927–1928)
- Vines (1929)
- J. Tucker (1930–1931)
- Campbell (1930–1931)
- R. Smith (1934–1935)
- Riley (1936)
- Bradford (1936–1938)
- Hughes (1937–1938)
- DeShane (1939–1940)
- McWhorter (1941–1942)
- Gilmer (1944–1947)
- Self (1945–1946)
- Morrow (1947)
- Brown (1948)
- Salem (1948–1950)
- Avinger (1949–1950)
- Hobson (1951–1952)
- Starr (1953–1955)
- Walls (1956)
- B. Smith (1956–1957)
- Jackson (1958)
- Trammell (1959–1961)
- Namath (1962–1964)
- Sloan (1962–1965)
- Stabler (1966–1967)
- Trimble (1966)
- Hunter (1968–1970)
- Hayden (1970)
- Davis (1971–1972)
- G. Rutledge (1973)
- Todd (1974–1975)
- J. Rutledge (1976–1978)
- Shealy (1979)
- Jacobs (1980)
- Coley (1981)
- Gray (1981)
- Lewis (1981–1983)
- Shula (1984–1986)
- Sutton (1984, 1987–1988)
- D. Smith (1987–1988)
- Dunn (1987–1989)
- Hollingsworth (1989–1990)
- Woodson (1991)
- Barker (1991–1994)
- Burgdorf (1993, 1995)
- Kitchens (1995–1997)
- L. Tucker (1997)
- Phillips (1998)
- Zow (1998–2001)
- Watts (1999–2002)
- Croyle (2002–2005)
- Pennington (2003–2004)
- Avalos (2003)
- Guillon (2004)
- Wilson (2006–2008)
- McElroy (2009–2010)
- McCarron (2011–2013)
- Sims (2014)
- Coker (2015)
- Bateman (2015)
- Barnett (2016)
- Hurts (2016–2017)
- Tagovailoa (2018–2019)
- Jones (2019–2020)
- Young (2021–present)
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Washington and Lee Generals head football coaches |
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- No coach (1890–1891)
- F. W. Cobb (1892)
- James Bell Bullitt (1893)
- No coach (1894)
- R. S. Thomas (1895)
- No coach (1896–1898)
- Thomas Trenchard (1899)
- Bill Wertenbaker (1900)
- Thomas Trenchard (1901)
- Bill Wertenbaker (1902)
- D. M. Balliet & Axtell J. Byles (1903)
- D. M. Balliet (1904)
- R. R. Brown (1905–1908)
- Timothy N. Pfeiffer (1909)
- J. W. H. Pollard (1910–1911)
- James Reilly (1912)
- Heman L. Dowd (1913)
- Jogger Elcock (1914–1916)
- W. C. Raftery (1917)
- J. J. Fitzpatrick (1918)
- W. C. Raftery (1919–1921)
- Jimmy DeHart (1922–1925)
- James P. Herron (1926–1928)
- Eugene Oberst (1929–1930)
- Jimmy DeHart (1931–1932)
- Warren E. Tilson (1933–1940)
- Riley Smith (1941)
- Paul A. Holstein (1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Art Lewis (1946–1948)
- George T. Barclay (1949–1951)
- Carl Wise (1952–1953)
- No team (1954)
- Bill Chipley (1955–1956)
- Lee McLaughlin (1957–1967)
- Buck Leslie (1968–1972)
- William D. McHenry (1973–1977)
- Gary Fallon (1978–1994)
- Frank Mirrielo (1995–2011)
- Scott Abell (2012–2017)
- Garrett LeRose (2018– )
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Washington Redskins 1937 NFL champions |
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1936 NFL Draft first-round selections |
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Washington Commanders first-round draft picks |
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Formerly the Boston Braves (1932), Boston Redskins (1933–1936), Washington Redskins (1937–2019), and Washington Football Team (2020–2021) |
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Washington Redskins 1936 NFL Draft selections |
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